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SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY

KHARAGPUR DIVISION

DIGHA RAILWAY STATION

About Digha is a seaside resort town in the state of West , . It lies in and at the northern end of the . It has a low gradient with a shallow sand beach. It is the most popular sea resort in . Digha is a terminal railway station on the -Digha branch line. The railway station is near New Digha beach. Country : India State : West Bengal Location : Digha - Chandaneswar Road, Digha, Purba Midnapur Languages [Official] : Bengali, Hindi, English Time zone : IST (UTC+5:30) Elevation : 6 m (20 ft)

Co-ordinates : 21° 37' 22'' N Owned by : Indian Railway Operated by : South Eastern Railway Division(s) : Division

Line(s) : Tamluk-Digha Branch Line Platforms : 03 (Three) Tracks : 03 (Three) Station Code : DGHA Zone(s): Suburban Railway

History Originally, there was a place called Beerkul, where Digha lies today. This name was referred in 's letters (1780) as Brighton of the East. An English businessman John Frank Snaith started living here in 1923 and his writings provided a good exposure to this place. He convinced West Bengal Chief Minister to develop this place to be a beach resort. An old Church is well famous in Digha, which can be seen near the Old Digha Main gate this place is also known as Alankarpur Digha. A new mission has been developed in New Digha which is known as Sindhur Tara which is beside Amrabati Park its a Church where you can wish for the welfare of your family and loved ones. The best way to visit is to book a local van .

Geography Digha is located at 21.68°N 87.55°E. It has an average elevation of 6 metres (20 ft). It is located 183 km (114 mi) from Kolkata/ via and 234 km (145 mi) via Kharagpur, this proximity has probably helped this small hamlet to emerge as a popular weekend getaway with number of good hotels and tourist lodges. Digha is connected to Kolkata/Howrah by a highway and a rail-link via Tamluk.

Police Stations Digha police station has jurisdiction over part of (part) CD Block. It covers an area of 3,153 km2 with a population of 35,054. It is located in old Digha. Digha Mohana Coastal police station is located in Digha.

Climates There are mainly three seasons in Digha, namely summer, monsoon and winter. Summer starts in April and continues to till June with an maximum temperature of 37 °C (99 °F). Although cold wind from sea keeps the weather pleasant in this time. Next comes monsoon in July and lasts till the end of September. Digha generally experiences an average rainfall with high humidity in the monsoon season. Winter sets in October and lasts till February with a temperature range from 24.3 °C. July to March is considered as the best time to visit Digha as weather stays most pleasant in these times.

Transportation Bus Service: There are frequent bus services to Digha from , and Joka bus stand of Kolkata, Burdwan, , , , , Baharampur, Kharagpur, Medinipur(West), Medinipur(East) and many other sides of West Bengal. Buses are available from Howrah as well, a connection has been made from Sealdah to Digha where a private bus arrives at 8:30 am throughout the week. It takes the shortest route from Sealdah connecting S.N Banerjee road, Taltala, Wellington, Dhramtalla to Howrah station, it departs from Howrah Station to Digha.

Train Service:There are 03 (Three) Numbers daily services between Howrah to Digha and also 02 (Two) Numbers EMU Trains daily serives from Santragachi (SRC) and (PKU) to Digha Station. All Three popular trains i.e. Kandari Express, Super AC Express and Express run during extended weekends and holidays. Total 18 (Eighteen) Trains (including Up Trains and Down Trains) services between Howrah, Puri, Vishakhapattnam, Asansol, Malda and New Jalpaiguri to Digha and vice-versa. Area of Digha Digha's old beach is not as wide as it used to be due to heavy soil erosion. Big stones and concrete steps are used to hold together the beach. Another problem is the record number of storm surges that have caused many of the unplanned shacks and smaller hotels to succumb to the sea. Since it is one of very few popular beaches in West Bengal, it gets overcrowded, especially during the cooler winter break. A new beach has been developed "New Digha" which is about 2 km (1.2 mi) from the old beach. This new beach is not only bigger than the old one, but might be considered a better one. It is clean and well-maintained and is not surrounded by a congested locality like the older beach. The latest attraction of New Digha is the Science Centre established by the National Council of Science Museums. The entire stretch of the Digha seaface from Old Digha to New Digha is filled with casuarina plantations, which looks beautiful.

TRAIN TIME TABLE FROM DIGHA STATION

Sl Train Number Station From - To Arr Dept Days Time Time 1 Digha Santragachi EMU (68686) DIGHA (DGHA) - SANTRAGACHI (SRC) -- 05:40 Daily 2 Digha Panskura EMU (68688) DIGHA (DGHA) - PANSKURA (PKU) -- 06:45 Daily 3 Kandari Express (22898) DIGHA (DGHA) - KOLKATA (HWH) -- 18:15 Daily 4 Tamralipta Express (12858) DIGHA (DGHA) - KOLKATA (HWH) -- 10:25 Daily 5 Digha Howrah Super AC Express DIGHA (DGHA) - KOLKATA (HWH) -- 15:30 Daily (12848) 6 (15721) DIGHA (DGHA) - NEW JALPAIGURI (NJP) -- 16:30 Saturday Only 7 Digha Puri Express (22889) DIGHA (DGHA) - PURI (PURI) -- 17:15 Thursday Only 8 Digha Vishakapatnam Express (22873) DIGHA (DGHA) - VISHAKAPATNAM -- 17:15 Friday Only (VSKP) 9 Digha Malda Town Express (13417) DIGHA (DGHA) - MALDA (MLDT) -- 23:55 Thursday Only 10 Puri Digha Express (22890) PURI (PURI) - DIGHA (DGHA) 09:25 -- Saturday Only 11 Vishakapatnam Digha Express (22874) VISHAKAPATNAM (VSKP) - DIGHA 09:25 -- Thursday (DGHA) Only 12 Tamralipta Express (12857) KOLKATA (HWH) - DIGHA (DGHA) 09:57 -- Daily 13 Mecheda Digha EMU (68685) MECHEDA (MCA) - DIGHA (DGHA) 10:55 -- Daily 14 Paharia Express (15722) NEW JALPAIGURI (NJP) - DIGHA (DGHA) 12:00 -- Friday Only 15 Howrah Digha Super AC Express KOLKATA (HWH) - DIGHA (DGHA) 14:20 -- Daily (12847) 16 Kandari Express (22897) KOLKATA (HWH) - DIGHA (DGHA) 17:37 -- Daily 17 Malda Town Digha Express (13418) MALDA (MLDT) - DIGHA (DGHA) 20:40 -- Thursday Only 18 Santragachi Digha EMU (68687) SANTRAGACHI (SRC) - DIGHA (DGHA) 20:50 -- Daily

PASSENGERS AMENITIES AT

SL NAME NUMBERS PLACE WHERE AVAILABLE RULE 1 HIGH LEVEL 03 (THREE) PLATFORM 2 WAITING HALL 01 (ONE) 2ND CLASS IN FRONT OF STATION MANAGER OFFICE 3 WAITING HALL (02) UPPER CLASS W/H FIRST FLOOR GENTS & LADIES 4 WAITING HALL (03) AC PAID LOUNGE AT THE END OF THE STATION BUILDING TOWARDS 2ND ENTRANCE/EXT GATE 5 WAITING HALL (04) RESERVED LOUNGED BSEIDE STATION MANAGER OFFICE FOR OFFICERS 6 TICKET COUNTER 4 WINDOWS (2 UTS, 2 AT THE ENTRANCE OF STATION BUILDING PRS) 7 TOILET-FIRST ONE AT THE PLATFORM NO-01 8 TOILET-SECOND ONE AT THE END OF THE PLATFORM NO: 2/3 9 TOILET-THIRD PAY & USE IN THE SECOND CLASS WAITING HALL 10 TOILET-FORTH DIVYANGJAN AT THE PLATFORM NO: 01 11 WHEEL CHAIR ONE PANEL ROOM SUBMIT ANY ID PFROOF AND TAKE FOR USE 12 CLOAK ROOM -- FIRST FLOOR CONTACT COMMERCIAL SUPERVISOR 13 RETIRING ROOM 2 NON-AC & 2 AC FIRST FLOOR ONLINE OR COUNTER BOOKING ONLY THROUGH CONFIRM PNR 14 SEATING 83 NOS THREE ON PLATFORM ARRANGEMENT SEATERS 15 WATER VAT 18 (EIGHTEEN) ON PLATFORM 16 WATER COOLING ONE IN VAT NO : 01 MACHINE 17 WATER VENDING ONE BESIDE VAT NO:02 IN CONCOURSE AREA MACHINE 18 TEA STALL-FIRST ONE CONCOURSE AREA 19 TEA STALL-SECOND ONE ON PLATFORM NO: 2/3 20 AMULL STALL ONE IN CONCOURSE AREA 21 ATVM ONE IN FRONT OF TICKET COUNTER 22 BOTTLE CRUSHER ONE BESIDE THE TICKET COUNTER MACHINE 23 WIFI AVAILABLE AT WHOLE STATION AREA 24 WHEEL CHAIR RAMP ONE AVAILABLE AT THE SIDE OF THE STAIRS 25 BABY FEEDING ONE INSIDE THE LADIES WAITING HALL CORNER 26 DIVYANGJAN ONE BESIDE THE RAMP PARKING

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